Sierra Leone vs Togo: Rural population
Sierra Leone
4.77 million
in 2025
Togo
4.78 million
in 2025
Sierra Leone rank
79th
Togo rank
78th
Rural population over time
- Sierra Leone
- Togo
How they compare
Togo currently reports 4.78 million against 4.77 million in Sierra Leone, a difference of 8,230.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 79th and Togo ranks 78th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 3 and Togo in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Togo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.96 million | 1.54 million | 419,350 | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 2.14 million | 1.87 million | 270,576 | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 2.47 million | 2.33 million | 132,250 | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 2.77 million | 2.86 million | 94,377 | Togo |
| 2000s | 3.37 million | 3.49 million | 120,027 | Togo |
| 2010s | 4.13 million | 4.22 million | 91,696 | Togo |
| 2020s | 4.64 million | 4.65 million | 12,028 | Togo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, Sierra Leone or Togo?
- Togo, at 4.78 million against 4.77 million in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population between Sierra Leone and Togo?
- 8,230, with Togo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Togo?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Sierra Leone and Togo rank globally for rural population?
- Sierra Leone ranks 79th and Togo ranks 78th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.